Where does “status” come from?
status (Danish) comes from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
status (Danish): status
Definitions
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Ancestry of “status”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 2 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |